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Woman Struck In Head By Arrow In Montgomery County

HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 26: An ambulance, with husband Mark Kelly (L) in the passenger seat, transfers U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) from the ICU at Memorial Hermann Hospital to the Texas Institute of Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) to begin her long-term rehabilitation following a gunshot wound at close range to the head January 26, 2011 in Houston, Texas. Doctors upgraded Giffords' condition from serious to good after being shot on January 8 when a gunman opened fire at an event where she was meeting with constituents. Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of the January 8, shooting that killed six people and wounded Giffords pleaded not guilty during a court hearing. (Photo by Eric Kayne/Getty Images)

DAMASCUS, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County authorities say a woman has been struck in the head by an arrow during an accident in the Damascus area.

Police say the incident occurred on Moxley Road as people were taking target practice outside a home on Tuesday night. Capt. Robert Bolesta, a police spokesman, says the arrow apparently did not enter the woman’s skull.

The woman, who is in her 20s, was taken by helicopter to a hospital. Police say her injuries are non-life-threatening.

Bolesta says the woman was struck after the arrow went through a bale of hay and then ricocheted.